Hinge



J. R. MOODY.

, HINGE. I

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24, 1921.

1 42 3, 1 2 Patented July 25; 1922.

INV'IENTOR:

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JOHN R. MOODY, OF LOS ANGEL-ES, CALIFORNIA.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1922.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1 JOHN R. MOODY, a zen of the United States, residingat Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Hinge, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to devices for swingably connecting two membersat adjoining edges.

Gne of the objects of this invention is to facilitate a hanging andremoving of doors and windows.

Another object is to provide removable pins for a hinge, a portion ofthe pin to be placed into position for partly engaging the two hingemembers, the main portion f the pins to be inserted after the two hingemembers have become engaged.

Another object is to make the connecting pin between two hinge membersof several sections.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appendedclaims well as from the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a sideelevation of. a hinge embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the lower removable pin.

The two hinge members 3 and 4c are provided with the eyes or knuckles 5,6, 7 8 and 9. Of course, more or less knuckles can be provided fordifi'erent sizes of hinges and according to the requirements of a hinge.

In one or more of the knuckles of one hinge-member a removable pin isinserted with a short engaging end for the opposite hinge member. Aremovable pin of this design or form is illustrated in detail in Fig. 2.The one end or portion 10 of the pin is normally inserted into one ofthe knuckles so that the shoulder portion 11 rests on the knuckle,leaving the short end 12 free to engage with one of the knuckles of theopposite or second hinge member. Such a slight engagement of the twohinge members is sufficient to hold the two hinge members in properrelation with one another until the common pin is inserted.

Windows and doors, especially, are very often moved and removed fromtheir proper places and taken from the hinges. With the common hinges,in replacing a window or door, the hinge members on the window or doormust be brought into alignment with citi Los the hinge members on theframe work before the hinge pin can be inserted, which is a featnotalways accomplished by one person. Inserting a small pin into one of theknuckles of each hinge member on the frame work allows a hanging of adoor or window to a suitable extent that the person hanging the articlemay have the hands free for inserting the main pin through the severalhinges.

A space is provided between the knuckles 6 and 7 and between theknuckles 8 and 9, as indicated at 13. This allows a lifting of the hingemember 1 in suitable relation to the hinge member 3 to free the knuckle6 from the short pin end 12. If a moving of the hinge members 3 and 4;is to be avoided while the hinge members are in engageg L ment, washers14: are disposed between the knuckles before the main pin 15 isinserted.

To disengage this hinge, the main pin 15 is first removed, allowing aremoving of the washers 1 1, which frees the hinge member 41- to belifted from engagement with the short end 12, and the short pin 10 maythen also be withdrawn from the knuckle 5.

The knuckle just above the short pin 12 is preferably countersunk orwidened at the lower end to some extent, so that the hinge knuckle willeasily engage over the end 12 of the pin.

Having thus described my invention. I claim:

1. In a hinge, a pin made of sections, one of the sections to beinserted into one of the knuckles of one of the hinge members having ashort engaging end to engage slightly with a knuckle of the oppositehinge member, and the main section having a shape to fit through theremaining portion of the hinge knuckles.

2. In a hinge, a short engaging pin having one end to fit into oneknuckle of one hinge member and having a short engaging end normallyprojecting out of the first named knuckle for preliminary and slightengagement with a knuckle of the second hinge member preparatory toinserting a regular pin for permanent engagement of the two oppositehinge members.

3. In a hinge, a short engaging pin having one end to fit into oneknuckle of one of the hinge members and having a shouldered portion torest on the end of the first-named knuckle and having furthermore ashort engaging end projecting beyond the shouldered portion forpreliminary and slight engagement with a knuckle of the second hingemember.

4. In a hinge consisting of two oppositely arranged hinge members eachof the hinge members having knuckles normally spaced when in engagement,a short engaging pin consisting of a portion to fit into one knuckle ofone hinge member and another portion of a length less than the spacebetween the opposite knuckles to engage with a knuckle of the secondhinge member, and another pin to fit through the remaining portion ofthe knuckles of the two hinge members.

5. In a hinge, two oppositely arranged hinge members, each or the hingemembers having knuckles normally spaced when in engagement, a shortengaging pin to fit into one knuckle of one hinge member and also for ashort distanceinto a knuckle of the second hinge member, and another pinto fit through the remaining portion of the knuckles of the two hingemembers.

6. In a hinge, two oppositely arranged hinge members, each of the hingemembers having knuckles normally spaced when in engagement, a shortengaging pin to fit into one knuckle of one hinge member and also to ashort extent into a knuckle of the second hinge member for preliminaryaligning the opposite hinge members, the second-named knuckle having ashape to easily engage over the end of the said pin, and another pin tofit through the remaining portion of the knuckles of the two hingemembers.

7. In a hinge, two oppositely arranged hinge members, each of the hingemembers having knuckles normally spaced when in engagement, a shortengaging pin fitting into one knuckle of the one hinge member and havinga shouldered portion to rest on the first-named knuckle and havingfurthermore a short engaging end projecting beyond the shoulderedportion for preliminary and slight engagement with a knuckle of thesecond hinge member, washers inserted in the space between the severalknuckles, and another pin to fit through the remaining portion of theknuckles of the two hinge members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. MOODY.

WVitnesses:

O. H. KRUEGER, Jnssm A. MANOCK.

